Hopper Car Tools & Accessories

A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof.

Covered hopper cars are used for bulk cargo such as grain, sugar, and fertilizer that must be protected from exposure to the weather.

Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal, which can suffer exposure with less detrimental effect.

Aldon Company, Inc. has multiple solutions for opening hopper gates and hatches. The Gatemaster series is a compact, simple-to-use manual tool for hard to open hopper gates. We also stock turning bars for sliding gates on covered hopper cars and pry bars for swing or drop doors on open top hopper cars.

If you have technical questions or are not sure which style works for your application, contact our on-site engineers to advise you on the model to purchase.